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decrypt

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdiːkɹɪpt/
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  • rhymes with -ɪpt
  • rhymes with -iːkɹɪpt
  • /dɪˈkɹɪpt/
  • /diːˈkɹɪpt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A decoded communication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decipher, decode

Antonyms: encipher, encode, encrypt

3

verb

Meaning 3

convert code into ordinary language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decode, decipher

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rewrite

History

Etymology

From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 解密 (jiěmì) — to convert back to plain text
  • Chinese Mandarin: 解碼 /解码 (jiěmǎ) — to convert back to plain text
  • Chinese Mandarin: 解讀 /解读 (jiědú) — to convert back to plain text
  • Danish: dekryptere — to convert back to plain text
  • Dutch: ontcijferen — to convert back to plain text
  • Dutch: decoderen — to convert back to plain text
  • Dutch: ontsleutelen — to convert back to plain text
  • Dutch: decrypteren — to convert back to plain text
  • Finnish: purkaa salaus — to convert back to plain text
  • Finnish: dekryptata — to convert back to plain text
  • French: déchiffrer — to convert back to plain text
  • German: entschlüsseln — to convert back to plain text
  • Greek: αποκρυπτογραφώ (apokryptografó) — to convert back to plain text
  • Hungarian: visszafejt — to convert back to plain text
  • Japanese: 解読する (kaidoku suru) — to convert back to plain text
  • Korean: 해독하다 (haedokhada) — to convert back to plain text
  • Korean: 복호화하다 (bokhohwahada) — to convert back to plain text
  • Lithuanian: iššifruoti — to convert back to plain text
  • Polish: deszyfrować — to convert back to plain text
  • Polish: odszyfrować — to convert back to plain text
  • Portuguese: desencriptar — to convert back to plain text
  • Russian: расшифро́вывать (rasšifróvyvatʹ) — to convert back to plain text
  • Russian: расшифрова́ть (rasšifrovátʹ) — to convert back to plain text
  • Spanish: descifrar — to convert back to plain text
  • Spanish: desencriptar — to convert back to plain text
  • Spanish: descriptar — to convert back to plain text
  • Swedish: dekryptera — to convert back to plain text